I would have to disagree that American liberalism broke down and could not solve the problems of the country effectively. "Before the New Deal gave the term liberalism its modern American meaning, it was a little-used word that referred to a belief in laissez-faire economics and limited government." (httpcollege.hmco.comhistoryreaderscomprcahhtmlah053200liberalism.htm) The ... Read More

ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDYThe mystery of Robert F. Kennedys life and tragic death, may never besolved. However, it can be said that Kennedy always tried to help the poor, and theprejudged. He helped to boost the morale of the inner city poor, and the AfricanAmericans, who had to fight just to ... Read More

Lyndon B. Johnson and American LiberalismBruce J. SchulmanThis brief biography of Lyndon Johnson outlined his life beginning in rural Texas and followed the ups and downs of his political career. It discusses his liberal, active government mentality and its implications on both domestic and foreign issues. Johnson was obviously a ... Read More

K. A. Cuordileones Politics in an Age of Anxiety Cold War Political Culture and the Crisis in American Masculinity, which appeared in The Journal of American History, examines how concerns about gender, sexuality, and manhood transformed the language of American politics, and re-formed American liberalism. Focusing on the years from ... Read More